Supporter.



0. J. FELTZ. SUPPORTER.

APFLICAT ION FILED NOV. 20. I915.

1 1 98,7 1 4 Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

Q vihmaow OTMAR 'J. FELTZ,. OF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

SUPPORTER.

Specification of LettersIEatent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

Application filed November 20, 1915. Serial No. 62,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTMAR J. FEL'rZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vincennes, in the county of Knox and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Supporters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment supporters and moreparticularly to. an attachment for connection with a garment forsupporting a belt thereon.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of theabove stated character adapted for connection with the inner face of theband of a pair of trousers for concealing the device from view andpermitting of the belt being utilized as a means for retaining the shirtof the wearer down within the trousers.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthe above stated character including a belt carrying member adjustablymounted on the trousers where by the belt may be adjusted up and down inorder to fit various heights of trousers at a point above the hips.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features, details of construction, and combination of parts whichwill hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspec tive view illustrating theapplication of the device; Fig. 2 is a. perspective view of a beltillustrating the belt engaging members carried thereby and removed fromthe trousers; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder removed fromthe trousers; Fig. l is a perspective view of the belt carrying memberillustrated as applied to the holder; and Fig. 5 is a detail verticalsection through the same. Fig. 6 is a transverse section.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I provide an improved beltsupporting and adjusting device which in this particular instanceconstitutes a holder 5 constructed of a single blank of sheet metal orthe like material and comprises a body portion 6 of substantiallyrectangular configuration and formed on its upper and lower edges withattaching eyes 7 which permits of the supports being attached to thewaist band of a garment, in any preferred manner, but for the purpose ofillustration I have shown the holders as sewed to the trouser band anddisposed in substantially vertical upright position and in spacedrelation one to the other The opposite longitudinal edges of the holderare bent inwardly uponitself and in spaced relation thereto to providethe holder with a pair of guide flanges 8. The said holder is disposedthroughout its length with a series of serrations 9 forming a rack 10,the purpose of which will be hereinafter fully described.

I provide in connection with a holder of the above stated character, animproved form of belt slide 11 which is constructed of an integral pieceof thin sheet metal material and embodies a base plate 12 ofsubstantially rectangular configuration and a belt loop 13, the latterbeing formed integral with the base plate and disposed in spacedrelation therewith to permit of the entrance between the loop and baseplate of a belt 14:. As illustrated, the loop extends throughout theentire length of the base plate and .is of a width less than the widthof the plate, whereby providing the base plate with oppositely disposedextensions 15, adapted when the belt slide is connected with the holderto engage beneath the guide flanges of the holder and force theprojections 16 of the belt slide in contact with the rack 10 of theholder. These projections 16 are struck outwardly from the base portion,disposing the projections in longitudinal alinement one with the otherandtransversely of the base plate.

In briefly describing the operation of the device it is to be statedthat in the application of the belt to the trousers, the belt slides 11are slipped upon the belt and the same are then inserted within therespective holders 5 at various heights with respect to the holder,according to the height or length of the trousers positioning the beltat all times at a point above the hips and neatly supporting thetrousers around the hips of the wearer. It is to be understood that anynumber of these belt supporting devices may be employed as the occasionmay demand and disposed in spaced concentric series within and aroundthe waist line of a garment; and it is to be further stated that thesupports may be attached to skirts, shirtwaists and the like, therebyfurther serving as a means for retaining a belt Within a skirt for thepurpose of holding the shirtwaist down Within the same and preventingany creeping movement thereof.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With theaccompanying drawing the advantages of construction and of the method ofoperation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to Whichthe invention relates, and While I have described the principles ofoperation of the device together With the device Which I now consider tobe the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that 1the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may bemade When desired as are Within the scope of the claim appended thereto.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

